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Aman Moudgil Co-Founder

Gaurav Moudgil Co-Founder

Global C

A Multi-disciplinary Consulting & Advisory Firm

Editorial

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he market demand for talent is changing the definition of ‘a consulting firm’ and a ‘consultant’. The scenario is like today’s consulting firms are no more using the word ‘consulting services’. The reason is the broad area of service offerings. Now a day, consulting firms are jumping into the long run traditional offerings and moving towards satisfaction of every single client, offering a bouquet of modern day services. This is what makes them drop the confined entity that is ‘consulting firm' and moving forward to the future of the multi-services firm.

The Age of Multi-talented, Multi-services Firms

These new age consulting firms or creative agencies are transforming into ‘everything agencies’ by offering all the new age services blended with digitalization. These new age consulting agencies are transforming themself in every manner possible, let’s say from their attire to their work approach.

This redefining effort of the consulting firms is what making consulting a strong industry in the Indian Economy. The expertise of consulting firms in diverse areas is what making the consulting industry make its mark in the Indian economy. It is forecasted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India that the consultants industry is expected to emerge into Rs. 27,000 cores industry by 2020.

It is not just the transformation that is challenging for the consulting firms in India but there is much more lined up in the near future. One of them is competing with the global players already working in the market. The other very important aspect comes in the front when we consider the globalization. The consulting firms will need to adopt new organizational design to define their unique identity on the global platform.

All in all, the consulting industry in India is growing at a fast pace despite the challenges overcame in the past and planning for the forthcoming hurdles. There is a bright future ahead for the consulting industry when it comes to exploring new strategies, new horizons of expertise, new ways of enhancing consulting skills and improving the technological base.

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Consulting Firms Boosting the Success of the Companies

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t is not just the market trends, competitors, or own strengths and weaknesses that an entrepreneur should be totally aware of and work on to fetch success for his business. But it is the best talent working in the organization that takes a business towards success. And consultant is the one who helps the entrepreneur in this concern truly.

The talented people at consulting firms are making it a goal to satisfy the needs of the client in the best way possible. Helping an organization in every single way possible consulting firms have created their utmost importance in the market. To list out some of these outstanding consulting firms, we have come up with an issue of The 10 Most Admired Consulting Companies in 2017.

Here in this issue, as a Cover Story we have with us Global C, A Multi-disciplinary Consulting & Advisory Firm, providing integrated Project Management, Comprehensive Architecture, and Structure & MEP Engineering Services for Project Developers, Lenders and Users.

Global C is a Comprehensive Project Management & Engineering Design Firm based out of Gurgaon (Delhi NCR), having PAN India presence along with working associations in Spain & Maldives, with rich expertise in management of all forms of Urban Infrastructure development including Hospitals, Townships, Hotels, Commercial complexes, Office Buildings, Institutional buildings, Data Centres, Structures for Diplomatic Missions, Cinemas, Clean room facilities, Auditoriums and associated ancillary developments.

Also, we have with us, Bramma, a Learning Solutions and the Consulting Services firm helping organizations in analyzing their problems, setting a clear vision, and getting a clear solution in implementing strategies throughout their institution. Krib Information Services provides Employee Background verification services in PAN India from small businesses to large multi-nationals. P(X) is a brand consultant and marketing agency. TheSocialPeople is a full-service integrated digital marketing strategy firm that builds customized solutions for businesses to unleash the power of Online & Social Media Marketing. RKS Associate is a young Law Firm which is providing Consultancy Services covering various spectrums of Law including Arbitration, Banking, Corporate, Criminal and Property. Raje Project Management offers Project Management consultancy services in design management, Quality, Safety, Cost & Contracts Management & Execution of construction projects.

Also, in this issue we have with us Suneet Sabale, Founder & CEO Brainiac IP Solutions, writing a CXO Standpoint, Mitigating Risk in Financial Investment related to a Patent Lead Businesses. Also, Mr. Paramjit Anand, Executive Director at Acreaty, shares The ‘Big’ Technology Ride: What it means for Business Transformation and the Shift!

Aman Moudgil Co-Founder

Cover Story

Global C: A Multi-disciplinary Consulting & Advisory Firm

Gaurav Moudgil Co-Founder

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Those who plan do better than those who do not plan even though they rarely stick to their plan

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hile marching forward in pursuit of fulfilling organizational goals, organizations need to work minutely on the planning and management part which depends on the resources available. A weapon that is useful while handling these tasks is project management, which helps in achieving the goals set by the organization by utilizing all the resources like, time, money, and people.

Highly preferred by every small and large organization, effective project management techniques help organizations to carry out large-scale projects on time, on budget and with minimal disruption to the rest of the business. When it comes to following and evaluating development, dealing with the emerging challenges and

setbacks, and adapting to the change, it is the project management that can best help the business.

The construction industry has been highly unorganized, with no benchmarks or certifications on quality, accountability, etc. However, the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), aims to bring accountability and transparency in the business. With the consumer becoming more aware & the need for quality deliverance the new norm, the need for trade experts/ consultants has risen. With this high sense in quality management coupled with timely delivery, there is a dire need for Project Management Consulting companies to exercise benefits associated with their engagement. A Multi-disciplinary Consulting & Advisory Firm, Global C

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is providing integrated Project Management, Comprehensive Architecture, and Structure & MEP Engineering Services for Project Developers, Lenders and Users.

Experts at GLOBAL C Lending Hand to Solve your Project Management Problems Global C is a Comprehensive Project Management & Engineering Design Firm based out of Gurgaon (Delhi NCR), having PAN India presence along with working associations in Spain & Maldives, with rich expertise in management of all forms of Urban Infrastructure development including Hospitals, Townships, Hotels, Commercial complexes, Office Buildings, Institutional buildings, Data Centres, Structures for Diplomatic Missions, Cinemas, Clean room facilities, Auditoriums and associated ancillary developments.

GLOBAL C has a team of Industry experts, with rich & diverse experience in fields of Oil & Gas, Roads & Highways, Airports, Green Buildings, Water & Waste Management, Construction, Structural Designing and Auditing, Project Management, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Medical Equipments & Services, Firefighting, Landscaping, Lighting, Industrial Designing & Mobility solutions.

Global C, a Tale of Two Brothers The journey of Global C and its founders, the Moudgil Brothers tells a tale of the duo building a project management company in a time and place where the concept was unheard of. Gaurav Moudgil, a Structural Engineer from the University of California, Berkeley founded Global C, a project management company in 2005 with his brother Aman Moudgil, Associate Partner; with a combined vision to integrate all phases of the development cycle right from conceptualization to final commissioning in which objectives of preconstruction, architectural planning & design, construction and occupancy are completed and presented as a whole package of project management service.

The customers have been benefiting due to Global C’s diverse experience in handling all forms of urban infrastructure projects ranging from

Affordable housing to Hospitality projects. Aman says, “While Global C is led by an experienced team of industry experts, our strength is reinforced by the fact that we specialize in Engineering design also and hence understand the project’s requirements from both aesthetics and functionality both which induces efficiency in coordinating also. Moreover, we share value engineering support to our customers also.”

Over the Par Services offered by Global C Global C is an Engineering Design Cum Project Management Consulting Firm experienced in hand holding the clients from concept to commissioning in all forms of urban infrastructure project kinds as afore outlined. Other than that, it also renders Development Advisory Services and Strategic Consulting for prospective projects even before the idea of their germination is incepted.

Additionally, Global C has an in-house team to cater to all these suite of services it offer and is not dependent on external processes or resources for executing its deliverables.

The services can be categorized as follow: Strategic Consulting Strategic consulting services are provided in the first part of the development cycle which includes Business Plan Formulation, Investment Strategy, Financial Modelling, Market Research, Land valuation & Due Diligences. The deliverables includes feasibility reports, detailed budget documents, Legal Due Diligence and Market survey.

Global C provides vital information to the client on the risk profile and also mitigation strategies that forms the basis of the project location and implementation. This helps the project developer to minimize risk profile and develop techno-commercially bankable project.

Project Management Global C aims in bringing all the modern day construction management practices to all the projects it undertakes. The company guides projects from initial conception, through site feasibility analysis, preparation of construction, structural and architectural drawings and contract documents, bidding, construction staking and support, final assessment and project completion as Project managers & Owners’ Engineers.

Design Engineering Global C has an experienced faculty of engineers and PEERs both national & international to help design state-ofthe-art structures. Its design services can be broadly categorized into: Structural Engineering, Structural Design, High Rise RCC/ Steel Structures, Composite RCC/Steel/ Masonry, Bridges/Specialized Shuttering, Formwork Design, Strengthening of Existing Structures, Integration of General Civil Design, Utility Services Layout & Design, Electrical Layout & Design, and HVAC/Acoustical.

Quality First!

Aman adheres, “Our philosophy rests on delivering quality & building partnerships and that is how we have been able to get repeat business from our customers. Our past track record is perfect evidence where you can see multiple projects under the same client which instills confidence on our setup and deliverance.”

Global C supports its potential & existing customers by macro and micro-management of every detail concerned to a project such as coordinating cash flow, managing the timeline, monitoring the team onsite, quality control & assurance etc. In addition to these, engineering services like Electrical systems, Plumbing, Fire Fighting, and expertise in domains like Oil & Gas, Water Management, Medical Equipments & Services, along with Industrial Designing & Mobility Solutions helped Global C to command a project effectively and efficiently.

Client Satisfaction, Top Priority Citing a recent example of a Multi super-speciality hospital project delivered by Global C, it has not only completed the project ahead of the intended schedule but has also supported the client through all phases of the project including coordinating documentation for debt syndication as they were raising funds to complete the project. In reciprocation of the satisfactory services, the customer appointed Global C for 2 more hospital projects, one of which is nearing completion and work for the other already started and in full swing.

Future March with an Unmatched Expertise in Business The biggest USP that Global C carries in its legacy of experience is the boutique & personalized services that it provides to its customers. Right after appointment, Global

We provide integrated Project Management, Comprehensive Architecture, and Structure & MEP Engineering Services for Project Developers, Lenders & Users

The Gurgaon-based company being an established entity in sectors like retail, healthcare, government setups, diplomatic missions, industrial infrastructure, waste management, education, energy, and cinemas & auditoriums now seeks to venture out into further different vectors in partnership with architectural & consulting companies from Spain and Maldives, targeting luxury projects like Resorts & Hotels with their sights also on Oil & Gas industry, Railways, Infrastructure and Power transmission projects.

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C has been ensuring personalized availability of its key project management team to render personalized attention to projects and has been sticking to its motto of “Delivering Optimacy” through its sincerity and diligence.

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Bramma Learning Solutions Pvt Ltd bramma.in

Sajeev Nair MD & Chairman A. R. Ranjith CEO

Bramma a Learning Solutions and the Consulting Services firm helping organizations in analyzing their problems, setting a clear vision, and getting a clear solution in implementing strategies throughout their institution.

Briskon Software Consulting briskon.com

Junain Nazri Founder & CEO

Briskon is a privately held global web development and software application development company.

Global C globalcinc.in

Gourav Moudgil & Aman Moudgil Co-founders

Global C is a Decade Plus Comprehensive Project Development Management & Engineering Design Firm.

Global Educational Consultants globaledu.in

Manoj Puthenpeedikayil CEO

Global Educational Consultants is one of the Leading Overseas Educational Consultants, acknowledged for providing best guidance and counseling to the students.

I.P. Pasricha & Co capasricha.com

Maneet Pal Director

I.P.PASRICHA & CO. is a leading chartered accountancy firmrendering comprehensive professional services which include taxaudit, internal and statutory audit, management consultancy, taxconsultancy, accounting services, manpower management, secretarialservices etc.

Krib Information Services kribindia.com

Anil Agarwal Sole Proprietor

Krib Information Services provides Employee Background verification services in PAN India from small businesses to large multi-nationals.

P(x) pofx.in

Njarakkadan Ajeesh Founder

P (X) is a brand consultant and marketing agency.

Raje Project Management rajeconsultants.com

Varun Raje Executive Director

Raje Project Management offers Project Management consultancy services in design management, Quality, Safety, Cost & Contracts Management & Execution of construction projects.

RKS Associate rksassociate.com

Rakesh K. Singh Founder & Proprietor

RKS Associate is a young Law Firm which is providing Consultancy Services covering various spectrums of Law including Arbitration, Banking, Corporate, Criminal and Property.

TheSocialPeople thesocialpeople.net

Viral Thaker Founder & CEO

TheSocialPeople is a full-service integrated digital marketing strategy firm that builds customized solutions for businesses to unleash the power of Online & Social Media Marketing.

Bramma: Revolutionizing the SMEs Contributes in Empowering SMEs by Systemising them

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ost of the small and medium level businessmen face challenges in structuring and systemizing their organizations. Most of them faced the issues because of their traditional management style. Thus, they were stuck in their process of expanding their business. Bramma, the Consulting Service Company, decided to start from the top by mentoring these business people.

Bramma made these businessmen consulting ready and then entered into their organizations. Thus they got clear solutions in implementing strategies throughout their institution.

Bramma mainly focuses on the practical issues faced by small and medium level businessmen. By analyzing their problems, Bramma helps them in setting a clear vision, designing a proper strategy, developing organization structure, setting up systems, streamlining the processes, supporting in the recruitment, imparting training and mentoring the key people of the organization.

Motive Forces of Bramma Sajeev Nair is the Managing Director and Chairman of Bramma. He is a great visionary, having excellent corporate experience in the fields of HR, Marketing, and Corporate Planning. Became an entrepreneur by choice and turned into the field of Training and Development. He has trained more than 1,00,000 people

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from all walks of life on Behavioral Skills and Creative Imagination. He is also an Author and a Columnist in Business Publications and has received many awards for his entrepreneurial contributions.

A.R.Ranjith is the CEO of Bramma.

He is having immense experience at IBM, Helix and Kerala Govt projects in management strategic consulting and also has hands on experience in strategizing and implementing result oriented systems for more than 300 small businesses.

Creative Functioning Most consultants end up by developing numerous reports and templates unlike that team Bramma design MIS but make sure that it is implemented by thorough follow up for 2-3 months. If any issues happen, the rectifying measures are also taken. Thus, when the company is systemized and the information starts flowing an automatic increase of profit can be seen. This may happen between 6 months to 1 year time period. Bramma also takes care of the entire management aspect of a company to make them move to the next level; including HR, Operations, finance and the sales and marketing which makes it one of the rare consultants in the country itself to provide these many services under one roof.

Services offered by Bramma: Management consulting Bramma START UP: With Bramma

START UP package, you will be fully ready to launch the business.

Bramma RESEARCH: Marketing and operational feasibility can be studied scientifically by a Bramma team with different types of surveys and interviews to help you with the real results.

Bramma SCAN: SCAN goes through every department and every person to help you in identifying the issues inside the company and the solution to overcome it.

Bramma INSIGHTS: INSIGHTS provide you all the support you need to streamline your entire operations and to take the company to the next level.

Bramma MAKE OVER: A complete strategic marketing and branding service is provided through MAKE OVER assignment.

Bramma REVIEW: Bramma REVIEW thus can enhance the performance level of the organization in the most effective manner.

Bramma MENTORING: All the organizational doubts can be addressed through Bramma MENTORING sessions. A mentor can guide you to make better decisions for the better business.

Training and Development Vision/Strategy setting workshop: Bramma’s vision workshops develop an apt vision statement for the organization, which help in developing appropriate strategies to attain that vision.

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We stand to create Positive and Progressive transformations in people and organizations through Developmental and NonDevelopmental Interventions Sajeev Nair MD & Chairman

Attitude re-engineering training: The attitude is more important than skill. This is done through a step-by-step process which is developed through intense research by the expert training team in Bramma.

Sales Enhancement training: Sales enhancement can be done when the sales team identifies the reasons for selling that product or service. Bramma training sessions give them proper reasoning for the same and make them motivated for more sales using innovative tips and techniques.

Operational excellence training: Many issues in organizations occur due to role ambiguity and lack of ownership. The importance of taking ownership will be communicated and techniques to become a team leader that are presented through these sessions.

Outbound trainings: Outbound trainings are necessary for improvement, Bramma’s specially trained OBT trainers can thus help you to improve the efficiency of your team.

Growlab-Business connection platform GrowLab is an initiative from Bramma, using its long term experience in re-engineering scaling up more than 300 companies in India and the Middle East. Team Bramma’s expertise in systemizing/ managing/re-engineering/turning around businesses will be a huge advantage to the members of this platform.

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A. R. Ranjith CEO

Future sketch Bramma has created a big brand name in the SME sector in Kerala. In the coming years Bramma plans to be the final word of ‘entrepreneurship’ in South India and in the Gulf region. Bramma will be creating social business circles all over the nation to spread the awareness of entrepreneurship and to help rural India to gain strength and thus contribute much to our economy. Bramma also plans the activities starting from business courses like CERTIFIED BUSINESS LEADER, campus initiatives like EXPOSURE, funding platforms like GROWLAB etc.

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Global Educational Consultants: Most trusted, Highest rated & Award winning Overseas Educational Consultants

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lobal Educational Consultants, incepted in 1993, is a Kerala-based Overseas Educational Consultancy, dedicated to providing the best solutions to the Indian students seeking for education in International educational institutions.

Global Educational Consultants is one of the Leading Overseas Educational Consultants, acknowledged for providing best guidance and counseling to the students. It helps candidates to study abroad in best educational hubs of the world, including UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. As education is the main catalyst in deciding the career of a student, Global leaves no stone unturned in ensuring that you make the right decision.

Global expert mentors understand the dilemma of Indian students and hence, it has the par excellence in resolving all their doubts.

Experts in Shaping the Future Global keeps extensive knowledge of the ever-changing education sector.

With the valuable insights to deliver, It offers the best educational, cultural and financial solutions to the undergraduates, graduates and all the interested students. Global team comprises the potential educators and counseling experts, along with a huge Alumni network to refer candidates to the top colleges and universities.

Global provides the complete assistance in Course counseling,

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University/Country selection, Scholarships, Education Loans, Predeparture orientations. From form filling to fee submission, from the thought of studying abroad to your departure – it can help candidate at every step. Global has a right mix of professionals and young education enthusiasts, their exclusive, worthy and ideal knowledge about overseas studies, along with the right tactics to consult the aspirants makes it one of the most sought after Overseas Educational Consultancies in India.

Institutor of Global Educational Consultants Mr. Manoj Puthenpeedikayil is the CEO of Global Educational Consultants, who is a post graduate in Management with about 25 years experience in counseling and guiding thousands of students to the world ranked universities. Also, he is a qualified education Counselor (QEACAustralia) also holds memberships and accreditations from various international organizations, including NAFSA (USA), AAERI (Australia), British Council, Education Ireland, Imagine Canada etc.

Trusted Navigator The comprehensive service packages at Global Educational Consultancy (GEC) are highly cost effective and suitable to the diverse academic interests of students. With the backup of resourceful personnel and powerful infrastructure.

Services from Global Educational Consultants:

Guidance for IELTS/TOEFL/GRE/GMAT/SAT: GEC assists you in scheduling the required tests, Filing application forms, scheduling the tests, giving the probable list of universities where the scores can be reported etc. GEC provides imported study materials, CDs, and computer-based tests to ensure that you get good scores.

Country/University and Course Selection: Taking into consideration your academic strengths and weaknesses, financial capabilities, subjects of interest and future plans, GEC will help you in identifying the right course in the right college/university.

Application Processing: Assistance in preparing the application file and required documents such as transcripts, letter of recommendations, essays (Statement of Purpose) etc. are given on the basis of a successful strategy to maximize the chance of admissions.

Follow-up and Securing Admission: Global do the necessary follow-up and secure admissions in the shortest possible time. GEC’s success rate in admissions is 100%.

Visa Guidance: GEC provides the guidance in preparing your visa application and necessary documentation enabling you to put in conclusive proof in terms of establishing your academic genuineness, financial stability, and roots back to India.

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With quality credentials and a trust worthy service, we guide students to reach their best possible academic heights based on their academic merit and financial capacity

Global has an unbeatable success rate of over 95% in securing student visas to even the toughest places in the world like the USA due to its systematic guidance and professional approach.

Bank Loan and Travel Arrangements (Value Added Services): GEC assists you with educational loans, foreign exchange formalities and even travel plans. It will coordinate airport-pick up and temporary accommodations if required.

Pre –departure preparation and orientation: GEC also holds very informative and intensive Pre-Departure orientations that prepare the students to face the initial cultural transition problems they face on arrival.

Ultimate Navigator Most of the students who travel abroad for higher studies have never traveled overseas. Most of them rely on friends and associates to assist them on arrival. The new environment can be daunting and students lose confidence after a few false starts.

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The global team prepares students for success by holding workshops on the following: · · · · · ·

Personality development Soft skills training The do’s and don’ts of studying abroad Resume preparation and interview skills (that are necessary for applying for part time and full-time jobs) Pre-departure orientation Immigration and post-study work permit regulations.

Ideal Academic Partner GlobalEdu has successfully placed thousands of students in many illustrious universities all over the world – a feat that can be ascribed to their methodical mapping of geographical locations, institutions and courses as appropriate to the applicant’s profile. In order to ensure the consistency in the quality of its services, it has consciously chosen not to operate through the conventional business model of franchisees/agents or branch offices.

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Krib Information Services: Ensuring Efcient Employee Background Verication while Assuring Safe Workplace

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ith the advancement in the world of science and technology, the needs and necessities of the people are transforming rapidly. Apparently, not only the thinking of people, rather the lifestyle of people and the workflow of the enterprises are evolving too. With the sudden changing demands of clients and workforce preference, the definitions of consulting companies and consultants are changing.

To overcome the ups and downs of the industry, Krib Information Services, the leading Employee Background verification company, is aiding the corporate world and taking the industry forward. Since its inception in 2010, the company is known to provide Employee Background verification services in PAN India to every enterprise ranging from small businesses to multi-nationals. Industry experts say that the employee background screening is a vital part for employers to protect their businesses from legal hassles that can arise from minor negligence. With Krib Information Services, companies can benefit to avoid those risk factors and minimize the cost of replacement hiring which can be as much as five times the salary of the post to be filled.

Krib Information Services is ensuring better quality of employee with their extensive knowledge in the field and the enormous expertise in employee

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background check. While providing comprehensive and legally compliant result that help employers to reduce workplace violence, theft, substance abuse and negligent hiring, the company is creating a safe and productive workplace for the employees. The immense experience in the field has earned them a membership in NASSCOM. Offering Best-in-Class Solutions in Lowest Price and Fastest Pace Krib Information Services has a wide range of network and that is what helps it to grab all the opportunities that come its way and makes the best out of it. With a nationwide networking, presence in PAN India and elsewhere, the company provides all the major verification services in India and US to meet the ever-growing needs of their customers across different locations. It is known to offer solutions that are the lowest as compared to the market price and fastest in terms of delivery. While ensuring the least expensive solution and superfast delivery, Krib Information Services assures zero compromise with the quality.

Krib Information Services is quite famous for their services in the field of major verification checks for the Employees which includes Address Verification, Education Qualification Verification, Past and Current Employment Verification, Professional

Reference Verification, DrugTest Verification, Criminal Record Verification Through Court, Identity Verification, Database Check, Document verification, etc.

About the Man Leading Krib Information Services Anil Agarwal, the Sole Proprietor of Krib Information Services, is the one promoting the company responsibly since its beginning days and improving its services to ensure client satisfaction.

He is a man of knowledge, experience and expertise of another level. After completing his Masters in Computer Application from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Anil has sincerely finished his degree on Masters of Business Administration from Sikkim Manipal University.

With a rich working experience of more than a decade in the industry of Employee Background Screening Company, Anil is leading the industry now and helping clients achieve their goal. To any common-man, awards mark out one’s achievement and points out how good he/she is and Anil is one such man who has been winning awards since the beginning of his journey. Started his career with Onicra Credit Rating Agency of India as an Executive Operation in EBS (Employee Background Screening Department) in the year 2005-2006, where he was awarded as the “Best Employee of the Year” in 2009.

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Our Employee Background Verification services provide comprehensive and legally compliant result that help employers to reduce workplace violence, theft, substance abuse and negligent hiring liabilities Anil Agarwal Sole Proprietor

Thinks out-of-the-box strategies and Commits to Accuracy This employment background verification company is known to think out-of-the-box and deliver quality services to the industry. With a commitment to accuracy each employment background check at Krib Information Services undergoes extensive quality assurance protocol and the company has already been seen to adapt a pre-employment screening methodology based on their unique industry expertise protecting the company, employees and clients from personal and financial risk. The researchers and investigators of the team have developed an extensive network, which includes a close working relationship with members of the universities and colleges, companies for employment verification and education departments of governments, that gives them quick and ready access to authentic and accurate information.

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Krib Information Services provides clear, concise and easy to understand screening reports. Its diligent employment background screening capabilities provide important and current information to their clients. It says that the criminal background checks are conducted at the source and not via any third-party databanks and that is stands to be a critical factor for an accurate employment background check. They are helping businesses with their flexible state-of the art employment screening technology, access to web-based tools simplifying employee background check process from instant employment background check products and FCRA compliance assistance to paperless solutions. Their services are also known to facilitate cost-effective and expedited employment screening services.

Way to the Future The need for Employment Background Screening of employees in the IT and BPO industry is ever increasing and so is the demand for job. The present scenario suggests that most multinationals hire only verified candidates. Krib Information Services is working hard to develop the means and expertise to assist these companies and individuals in ensuring a safe work environment. The company is leading the industry and looking forward to doing so in the future.

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Editor’s Pick

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usiness owners and managers may need to think innovatively when filling up employment needs. Recruiting new staff isn’t always feasible and there may be times when you need a different solution.

And in these days of economic recession and insecurity about the future, companies have been forced to reconsider the way they do business.

To meet their recurring business challenges, many organizations have been forced to reduce their staff and/or stop hiring. Yet, they still need to do the same or more with very less resources and staffs. Staff Augmentation, here could help you increase the staff when you need to without making any permanent hires.

additional payroll duties.

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So many companies have turned to staff augmentation to fill the gaps in their workforce, endure the declining economy and maintain a competitive edge. Using workers from service providers, mostly in nearshore locations, organizations are able to supplement their staff with the workers who have the skills necessary to meet the requirements of their businesses.

There’s no point in paying for extra employees all year round if you only need them for a very short time. With staff augmentation, you’re paying for the task to be done, when you need it and only for the accurate skills at the right times. By not paying regular wages year-round, you’re saving a lot of money in both the short and long term.

Why Staff Augmentation Services?

Risk Mitigation

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Another situation where augmentation is reasonable for companies those are in a situation where it is unclear if they are going to welcome growth or if they may have to deal with reducing the staff size. A company tackling this difficulty may still have a demand for increased recruitment for the short term in order to get dire products to the market. Hiring permanent employees under those conditions can be very tricky both from a financial perspective as well as public relations.

Augmenting your staff with qualified professionals at the peak of their careers permits you to allocate projects Staff augmentation in simple terms can and tasks with confidence. be defined as an outsourcing strategy Accomplished mid-career which is used to run a project and professionals are not interns and so respond to business objectives. This will not require much training or technique consists of appraising the support. Merely assign projects and current staff and then ascertaining tasks as needed and an augmented which added skills that are required. staffer or team will be able to deliver One possible benefit of this tactic is the results you need right on time. An that it may leverage current resources experienced professional brings his as well as hire outsourced services and own significant set of skills to your contract workers. Employing project, and frees up your time letting temporary workers allows you to avoid you to focus on the big picture. the hiring process and the worries of

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Flexibility Staying flexible in business is possibly more important than staying powerful.

The capability to adapt is what keeps

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the company at the forefront and with staff augmentation you can upgrade the passion of your staff’s work output whenever needed.

Control By using staff augmentation, you can maintain a complete and overall control over who is doing the important work, who gets assigned to minor tasks and who is leading your most important and crucial projects. Maintain control, the final product and every single step along the way.

A motivated and balanced workforce Because consultants are hired to embark on specific projects and meet firm deadlines, they tackle the tasks with accuracy and concentration. Their goal is to warrant the client’s success. Since they aren’t concerned about promotions or AUGUST 2017

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office politics, they can provide a neutral and direct opinion from an unbiased point of view.

Accessibility Finding, recruiting, training, reskilling, and preserving employees take time. With staff augmentation you get speedy access to skilled and experienced talent to meet needs that can grow suddenly or more rapidly. You are protected against possibilities such as a team member proving to be a bad fit for the project, management style or the company culture.

Other Benefits Staff Augmentation offers In addition to the huge advantages described earlier, the staff augmentation model also offers other benefits over other outsourcing models. One of the most apparent is that outsourced resources work with the current employees. This means that contractors will take commands from your administrators. Leveraging company leadership to supervise contractors improves the assimilation with the existing teams and increases the knowledge of what is expected of these temporary resources.

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Mitigating Risk in Financial Investment related to a Patent Lead Businesses W

ith start-up fever rising in India, there is also rise in improper investments. In other words, investment without proposer due-delegacy can be referred as bad investment. Basically, start-up can be broadly divided into two categories which we seen in perspective of Intellectual Property are 1. Services oriented start-up and 2. Technology based start-up.

1. Service oriented start-up generally have a unique business using existing technology, e.g.: Ola, Flipkart, Zomato, Mintra software companies and the like. In these kind of industries even if they have an innovate idea, these business models or the softwares cannot be protected under patent law/protection in India. Copyright can be filed but it gives very narrow protection. Therefore, you may see rise in companies with similar concept. E.g. Amazon-FlipkartSnapdeal, Grofers-Bigbasket- BaniyaBabu-Amazon. These companies largely survive on aggressive marketing supported by good funding. Larger is the funding it’s easier to do business and pass on benefits to the customers and thereby creating a database of loyal customers, which even can be sold with the brand later on.

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innovative product, which can be protected under patent. A start-up requires production facility, marketing and sales team. As the product is protected by patent, it’s very difficult for any competitor to enter this market by making minor modifications. Patent gives a border protection, provided that it’s drafted at least correctly. Number of start-ups in these domain are very less. We can many companies which are presently large corporation but initially starts ups with IP savvy strategies like QUALCOMM, Agrima Infotech, Huawei, Lenovo and like.

Innovative product can be protected under “Patent” and or “Design Registration”. Patent provides protection for the technology and “Design Registration” also referred as “Design Patent” for outer aesthetics. Under normal process 4-7 years are required for getting a grant for “Patent” and for getting Design registered/approved 03 months to 2year. Filing does not mean it is registered.

After registration/grant, a certificate is issued and the status is accessible to all on ipindia.nic.in website only.

Most of the first time investors invest in a company, which has filed a patent application. But, filing of a patent application is the first step, which does not guarantee grant or protection or monopoly in the defined jurisdiction. Anyone can file anything with the patent office and still an application number will be issued. Which is a very normal process. There is no restriction on filing of a patent application, but there are criteria for grant of the patent application. Before filing or after filing the patent application a patentability search will also reveal the possibility of grant.

Normally, after filing a patent application, it’s published in the patent journal, giving an opportunity to any interested person/party to oppose the grant of the patent. In most of the case opposition (pre-grant oppositions) are not filed. Still the patent application is examined to check whether the invention that is applied for patent is patentable or not.

Patentability Criteria: 1.

Novelty – The invention should be new world wide, 2. Invention Step – even if the invention is new, it should not be obvious modification (E.g.: new application of the known machine,

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composition etc., mere change in material, replacing one technology with other know technology and the like) 3. Industrial application.

patent. Which may cause major financial problem. This search is generally referred as Freedom to Operate (FTO) search in general done by patent professionals.

Examiners do a thorough search to find relevant citations for negating grant of the patent application based on the write-up submitted to the patent office and then try to negate the patent based on inventive step with combination of documents. This sent as an examination report. Thereafter, a hearing may be called for resolving any pending queries and thereafter the patent application is granted. After grant, one can file patent infringement cases and claim retrospective damages if any.

At last valuation of the patent should be done before doing any transaction.

Even if the patent is granted there may be a possibility, that the invention (a portion) may be infringing a live

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Thereafter, it would be good to go ahead with any contracts and financial transactions.

Therefore, before investing into any patent application, it would be recommended to check the quality of the draft, patentability, infringement, and then decided to make the investment. Additionally, valuation will give approximate estimation of expected profits.

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P(X) Brand Ideas: A Brand Incubator and a Marketing Strategy Partner

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n the midst of the forth industrial revolution, a positive change is expected by the new talent entering the industry. Today’s need is the young talent that will create a revolution with their skills of creativity and thinking, problem-solving and logical correlation and adaptation to the emerging changes; a pressing skill to survive in a fast-paced changing world.

branding and sketched the outline of P(x) Brand Ideas.

Ajeesh started his career with SAB Miller Trade Marketing Team where he took care of all BTL activities for Foster’s, Royal Challenge, KnockOut and Hayward’s for Karnataka. Next crusade was through advertising powerhouses of Bangalore: Saatchi &

One such revolutionary name in the branding and consulting industry is P(X) Brand Ideas. A team full of young and dynamic talent, P(X) is a brand consultant and marketing agency in Bangalore, Cochin, and Kerala.

Knowing the importance of cooperation and collaboration within a team for the best outcome, P(X) always focuses on environment and building strong relationships among team members to achieve mutual goals.

Ajeesh N, Forerunner of the 'Millennial Brigade’ Every successful venture needs a leader that will show the way, go the way and make everyone follow the same dream he has dreamt about the company in their own way. One such enthusiastic persona is Njarakkadan Ajeesh, Founder of P(x) Brand Ideas.

Ajeesh, a Chemical Engineer saw the dynamic and challenging world of

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took the calling and started the Journey called P(X) A brand solutions agency.

While narrating about it he asserts, “The name P(x) came from the mathematical function f(x), a function of variable x. ‘P’s are the pillars of marketing. Every marketer plays with variables to create suitable equation of P's. In P(x) we are trying to solve this equation to develop the best branding and communication plan for our clients.”

P(x), ‘Branding with a Difference’ At P(x), their endeavor is to create the best equation for its clients which enables the intersection with their stakeholders. They often call themselves, as a crazy bunch of Brand Intersection Planners.

Saatchi, Thousand Suns and Leo Burnet. Advertising gave him an opportunity to work with the best of Indian corporates like Jyothi Labs, TTK, TVS, Indus League, SAB Miller etc. he also worked for a few regional brands like Bhima Jewellers, KaatiZone and John Distillers also gave a great opportunity to sharpen the branding skills.

The challenges thrown in by jobs were not enough to tie down the Entrepreneurial spirit in Ajeesh and he

Harnessing the power of the youth and their exuberance to create has given P(x) an edge that translates into new thoughts and ideas.

P(x) is not just an advertising agency or a creative services boutique. They are a brand incubator and a marketing strategy partner.

While elaborating the idea, Ajeesh says, “Brand planning is not just about creation of an identity or communication. It’s about planting an idea deep in to the subconscious brains of the TG. These ideas will feed on the subconscious and grow to an AUGUST 2017

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influential force that will enable Brand Intersections. Every successful marketer will be able to plant these idea seeds deep and right in to the minds of their customers.”

Climbing the Ladder of Perfection While Establishing a Brand When it comes to creating a brand, P(x) always encourages the consumer. The P(x) way towards establishing a brand in the market is based on a holistic and cyclic approach. They tackle each and every facet of brand interaction and at the same time keeping the brand at the core of each engagement. Unlike traditional models, which terminate once the transaction is made, the relationship model of functioning P(x) makes sure that each and every branding exercise it takes up follows the model since it has been tested and tried to show promising outcomes that have generated goodwill and brand recall time and time again.

Here are the basics followed: Awareness: Getting the word out about a brand is of paramount importance and is undertaken with communications that are both pertinent and attention grabbing in order to capture the minds of the people.

to the service or product more.

Collaboration: By initiating a sequence of activities that will unify the synergy of the audience and the thrust of the brand strategy, we create collaboration that harnesses the power of convergence.

Satisfaction: For the target audience to derive the benefits of a brand directly is an amazing experience and catapults the brand to the very apogee of customer satisfaction.

Co-creation: The ultimate in projecting brand identity is for the consumers themselves to take part in the branding process. We enable such a scenario so that the brand in imprinted in the psyche of the consumers.

Future March While talking about the future endeavor of the company, Ajeesh says, “With dot P(x), we are entering the digital market in a full-fledged manner with offering our clientele the complete online experience covering social media planning, digital marketing, web designing, search engine optimization and more. Together we shall exploit the virtual world and reach to the people all around the world.”

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RKS Associate: Offering Litigation & Regulatory Legal Services That You Need

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hile running a business, there are two inevitable needs, first is an Accountant and the other one is a Legal Adviser. Legal adviser comes in the frame first as there is the need of a vital assistance a company needs at every single step of a business. The assistance of a legal adviser is just engraved from a basic zoning compliance and copyright and trademark advice to formal business incorporation and lawsuits and liability.

To make the clients’ business process easy and help them in the legal matters that are just alien to them, RKS Associate is offering Consultancy Services covering various spectrums of Law including Arbitration, Banking, Corporate, Criminal and Property.

Founded with the objective of giving proactive advices to clients, RKS Associate is based on the concept of “Preventive Lawyering”, wherein to make people aware of the technicalities of Law on a pro-active basis.

Founded with a Dream to Create the Future Leaders RKS Associate was founded by Shri Rakesh Kumar Singh in the year 2005, with an objective of providing pro-active Preventive Lawyering to the clientele and also to create a team of future Leaders who can contribute positively to the field of Law and to the Society.

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A Law Graduate from Government Law College, Churchgate, Mumbai and having done his Masters in Business Law, Mr. Singh has also done Masters in Modern India and in Public Administration. He has appeared in a number of important Legal Constitutional matters before the High Court and the Supreme Court of India and carries a vast experience in public life.

Mr. Singh specializes in Arbitration, Banking, Criminal and Property law with wholesome experience that encompasses all streams of law. Over these years he has successfully practiced preventive lawyering and has delivered favorable outcomes desired by the clients. Mr. Singh has the experience of working and learning from some stalwart names in the field of law.

A Wide Area of Practice RKS Associate is a young, energetic and a fast growing full service Law Firm based at Mumbai and having office also at Delhi. The firm has affiliates and tie-ups all over India. It provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to regional, national and international companies, emerging businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals.

The firm is in the process of being the first full service law firm in India to introduce Online Client Information System to provide its clients online

status of matters and accounts. Timely and prompt update on the matters and the details of the invoices raised to clients has always been a point of concern for international clients and referring law firms operating in different time zones. Online Client Information System will remove communication gap and time zone barriers.

Arbitration Practice RKS Associate conducts both domestic as well as International Commercial Arbitration. The Arbitration practice includes conducting arbitration before Arbitral tribunal as well as court litigation relating to Arbitration covering subjects like appointment of Arbitrator, Interim relief’s, Removal of Arbitrator, Challenging the award of the Arbitral Tribunal and covers areas like, All Commercial Disputes, Telecommunication, Power, Infrastructure & Construction, Aviation, Banking, Insurance and financial sector, Governmental departments like Railways and others.

Being a Full Service Law Firm, RKS Associate offers consulting in Litigation & Non-litigation Practice, consulting to the banking sector, Corporate & Commercial Practice, Intellectual Property Pratice, Media & Entertainment Laws, Intellectual Property Pratice, andCriminal Litigation.

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Associates and Consultants enjoys the memberships and affiliations of various prestigious forums, bodies and listings such as Asia Law & Practice, Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa, Bombay Bar Association, Delhi High Court Bar Association, European Association of Lawyers, I am People, Indian Council of Arbitration, Indian Venture Capital Association, International Bar Association, International IP law firm profiles, Indo German Chamber of Commerce, Legal 500, Supreme Court Bar Association, World Jurist Association and so on.

Leader Exhibiting the Path It is the contribution of Mr. Singh and the direction he is showing to others that is encouraging the team at RKS Associate to give their best. Mr. Singh has appeared in number of important matters in Courts across India, including Supreme Court of India. Recently, because of hard work and dedication of Mr. Singh towards legitimate losses of about 2000 families who have been cheated by the Developers and Builders of Maharashtra, the State of Maharashtra has appointed Mr. Singh as Special Counsel to protect the interest of those 2000 families.

Mr. Singh has wide experience ranging from the Trial Court to the Supreme Court of India and ranging from basic Suit to Public Interest Litigations, involving the fundamental question of Law. The legal advice provided by Mr. Singh is beyond national boundaries and there are a number of International Corporates who avail the advice of Mr. Singh and consult him on important points of law.

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A number of Case Laws argued by Mr. Singh has found its place in the law journals which are being relied upon by legal fraternity across the country. In fact Mr. Singh has appeared in courts around the country including Supreme Court of India as well as before the Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Contributions at the Grass Roots Mr. Singh is the founder, managing trustee of Bharat UthanSangh (BUS), a Non-Profit Organization, which has made far reaching and impacting contributions to the Indian society. Under the aegis of BUS, Mr. Singh actively provides Medical, Educational and Legal aid to needy and deserving people since last 12 years without taking a single Naya Paisa Aid from the government. In fact this is the philanthropic side of Mr. Singh whereby, he out of his own earnings and with the help of his clients espouses this noble cause.

Different Offices Different Specialties RKS Associateis having mastery on legal part while specializing in different zones. The Mumbai office of the firm deals mainly in Litigation with Focus on Litigation in High Court, City Civil & Sessions Court and DRT and DRAT. In fact the Mumbai Office can boast of special expertise in Arbitration law, Banking Law, contractual disputes and Property Matters. The Delhi Office mainly deals with Corporate and IPR.

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The Criss-Crossing of

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he diligent invention and innovation by research teams in companies around the world have helped to keep-up with the pace of technological expansion in computer processing power for several decades. This led to the ability of technology companies to put more computing power than the whole Apollo space program into the bags of more than a billion people worldwide.

Everything around us including music, books and even movies have taken a digital physiognomy. There is a considerable amount of threat to both people and their enterprises due to these increasingly intelligent digital technologies and unpredictable customer expectations.

The last few decades have been an amazing time for consultancies with full of revenue and opportunities provided by these technological advancements. Clients were desperate for solutions to help them match these changing times. This has led to the growth of management consulting in size and scale, expanding multiple technologies and even marketing specialties. The increase in the divergence of the large international consultancies into other specialisms is the ďŹ rst step to what fallouts in an

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inevitable shrinkage forced upon the industry.

The same forces that are causing a feeling of disequilibrium for the firms that consultancies serve are also causing the same challenges, trepidation and uneasiness for the consulting firms. One of all the major game-changers of the consulting industry is the inception of Artificial Intelligence.

Intervention of Artificial Intelligence Mechanical muscles made human labor less in demand, so are mechanical minds making human brain less in demand.

You might misinterpret this as an economic revolution which is more appropriately a robotic evolution. When you think of automation, you think of giant, efficient and precise but really dumb robots blind to the world doing their own work. They were a scary kind of automation, but they were cost effective in narrow situations. These are the old kind of robots (just mechanical muscles), and the real threat is by the new kinds with Artificial Intelligence.

Chatbots, roboadvisors, and other implementations of artificial intelligence have taken over people’s imaginations and led to the practical implementations of artificial intelligence. People are becoming increasingly comfortable with artificial intelligence.

But what does the consulting industry has to do with artificial intelligence?

In the short run, maybe consultants don't have as much to fear from artificial intelligence as compared to the workers in transportation, retail, or manufacturing. But, in the wider bandwidth of things, over time innovative technology vendors will inexorably build upon openly available artificial intelligence frameworks made publicly accessible by companies like Microsoft and Google (which are looking for an increase in the sale of cloud services) to automate some of the tasks that lately cast undergraduate analysts or Indians do now for the large consulting firms.

Today, we comprehend our business and our interactions with our customers well enough, what was once a mystery, and then we try to identify patterns inside it which then eventually allows us to create algorithms and procedures that can be captured in Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and then ultimately in code. This process is similar to the heuristic technique. The power of artificial intelligence is the ability to move the role of machine to the left in The Knowledge Funnel, far away from pure manual AUGUST 2017

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coding by a human, to the computer programs that write themselves and eventually to heuristic identification and algorithm creation at some point in the near future. This is ultimately made possible by crowd computing, machine learning and deep learning.

The fact remains that as computer programmers and the artificial minds their creation becomes more adept at watching the work that consultants do and recognizing the patterns in their recommendations.

Is the Threat Even Real?

These are challenging times for large consultancies and small independent consultants as consultancies are forced to respond to these attacks from three sides: Increasingly Available Intellectual Property, Internal Consultants and Artificial Intelligence. A huge part of that three-pronged attack will come from an evergrowing multitude of automation engineers taking over the cubicles around the world to design people out of jobs. In the same way that mechanical engineers build robots to substitute our human muscles with machine muscles, automation engineers and computer programmers are creating inexpensive machine minds with sufficient artificial intelligence to replace our more expensive human brains. Professions like that of the automation engineer will attract workforces from around the world in increasing numbers, but not nearly enough to counterbalance the losses in job opportunities that these engineers are tasked with eliminating. Only time will tell how quickly and how broadly artificial intelligence (AI) threatens the core business of consultancies.

Think, if you are in the consulting industry, what is your strategy for responding to this threat?

Because, make no mistake, the threat is real. The only question is how quickly it will substantially impact the bottom line. Sooner or later Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for better solutions will rule. With the contributions of these two technologies, time invested in primary research and data analytics can be substantially reduced. Now decision making can be quicker and more fine-tuned based on the client's desires and behavior. Behavior patterns can be well drawn out, and quick actions can be implemented.

However, for your comfort, let's make a dulcet statement; say consultants are a balance of EQ and IQ so AI and robotics can't replace the EQ and sensibility part.

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The ‘Big’ Technology Ride: What it means for Business Transformation and the Shift!

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any times you might have heard people saying that ‘Change is the ultimate law of nature, and every single thing in this world is inherently subjected to change.’ We all have to agree that technology and evolution have similar story as ‘change’, and over the period of time, technological development has mastered our human race in the most spectacular way. The scale, scope, and complexity of this change are vastsomething that is beyond and above our limitations and experience. Neither have we had a complete idea that how this change took place nor we are absolutely confident about the future progression. But one thing that is sure is its dynamic effect on the socioeconomic, cultural and industrial sphere of our society.

The BIG Impact- 200 Years of Industrial Revolution: Ever since the dawn of the industrial revolution, the socio-technological paradigm in industrial structure has seen a visible shift. With each passing day, technology is becoming more and more scientific. And not just the origin is scientific in nature, but also the entire development process and fundamental idea and knowledge behind the technology has an experimental touch. So whether it is about the discovery of artificial intelligence or the advent of superconducting material, every story

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has similar components like technological invention, extraordinary application, super material and advanced economy.

Three factors that have extraordinarily supported the technological shift: Speed: The pace with which the technology is advancing is phenomenal. In comparison to the previous stages, the latest evolution is at an exponential pace.

Scope: As technology is connecting billions of people through smart devices at unprecedented power and storage options, the scope is unlimited.

System and its impact : The emerging technology thrives on innovation system, and the impact is ever promising.

Emerging Technologies in Recent Times: The technological breakthrough in domains like artificial intelligence, robotics, IoT (internet of things), 3-D printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, quantum computing, etc. is magnificent. As we find ourselves surrounded amidst artificial intelligence (such as in automobiles and virtual assistance), we are simply blown away by the way computing is riding the technology drive. It is the

power of computing that makes the vast amount of data available to the user over the cloud- from the use of new software to the discovery of drugs; the advancement of technology drives every single sphere. We can see how the digital technology is interacting with the biological domain every day to give rise to some new heights of innovation. The professional domains are combined as the roles of engineers, designers, architects and conceptual thinkers are collective.

Perks of Technological Advancement: Technological advancement has paved way to higher income levels. With the rise in global revenue, the GDP of nations are improving, and as people are able to earn more, it is developing their buying behavior and socioeconomic culture.

Technology is becoming a synonym to comfort. It has raised the ‘Quality of Living’. As people are able to live a comfortable life, there is higher contentment and satisfaction. The world is becoming a happier place.

Technology is improving our efficiency levels. It is making the world a ‘preferable’ space to live and more than that; it is developing our cult zeal for competition.

With integrated technologies, we now understand the power of collective comfort. For instance, if you have a

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smartphone, then you can use it for multiple purposes like calling, messaging, browsing, filming, booking a cab, watching a movie, listening music, making quick payments, etc.

Technology has rationally dropped the cost of transportation and communication. The global supply chain is as lucrative as ever. Economic growth is ever rising, and the cost of the trade is diminishing.

If you are planning to go online with your business, make network security a major concern.

Research for the best Social Media options for a winning digital presence.

Introduce innovation through BYOD (bring your own device) concept to employees About Mr. Paramjit Anand :

How IT Businesses/ Start-ups can take benefits Don’t scrimp on technology- it is a tool to improve the productivity and communication channels of your business.

Manage and know your online data with the help of analytics. It’s insightful.

Embrace cloud technology to modify your data space and utility.

Make your business contactable through mobile friendliness.

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Mr. Paramjit Anand is the Executive Director at Acreaty since 2001, a leading global management consulting firm with the core set of offerings including Business Strategies, Process and People Outsourcing, complete HR solutions, Training & ITES. Acreaty emerged as a key market player in the past decade and has strongly positioned worldwide with an extensive geographical footprint across India, USA, UAE & Ghana. Mr. Anand is a professional & an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience, including general management of small to large size organizations; corporate development, business operations, complete HR operations, product marketing, and strategy across the globe.

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TheSocialPeople: Laser Focused on Establishing Your Brand Equity in the Market

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irm believer of “Change happens” and helping the clients to accelerate change in their organization while helping the clients’ to ‘evolve’, TheSocialPeople is ensuring the best digital marketing services possible for the clients!

TheSocialPeople is a full-service integrated digital marketing strategy firm that builds customized solutions for businesses to unleash the power of Online & Social Media Marketing. Its services include strategizing cutting-edge digital solutions framework that enables businesses to harvest clients’ marketing needs on the digital media. Most of its maneuvers are around systematic content marketing, experiential marketing, guerilla marketing and integrated marketing tactics. TheSocialPeople’s clients range from startups to scale up to large corporations and national news publications to local businesses and niche blogs.

Viral Thaker, a Dreamer with Million Dollar Dreams

Often described as a visionary dreamer by the night and an aggressive dream catcher by the day, Viral Thaker, Founder and CEO of TheSocialPeople, is an investor and a serial entrepreneur. Viral loves starting up in the new & emerging sectors while planning new initiatives for a sustained growth for the existing businesses.

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A philanthropist who actively supports causes related to animal rights, child education & women empowerment, Viral is a voracious reader and has a great interest in activities like music, gardening, history and travelling. As a Founder & CEO, Viral takes care of the overall operations of TheSocialPeople from marketing to business development. Apart from being the usual 11th-hour Samaritan at TheSocialPeople, he also serves on board the Thaker Group as a Managing Director which is the holding company of The Social People.

While elaborating about TheSocialPeople, Viral says, “Honestly, size isn’t nearly as important as the ambition and the drive to succeed. Some have called us a Social Media Public Relations firm.

Others perceive our abilities to run a Marketing campaign on the social networks. The fact is that we do much more than just marketing which is just one aspect of a business; we establish & insure your brand equity in the market. Our company identity has never been as important to us as the results we can bring to your business and its dynamics.”

Totally “Out-of-the-Box” Services The very existence of TheSocialPeople is on the basis of “out-of-the-box” approaches and unconventional tactics to a given scenario. Its strategies are crafted uniquely with various SWOT & PEST analysis of the client & its

marketing needs v/s market potential.

Based on the insights, TheSocialPeople find a possible marketing/branding opportunity that would possibly activate the brand. Its immediate approach is to run an organic campaign to do a beta market testing. This is a major step and unlike the fad of a lot of agencies that burn a lot of dollars on Google Ads or FB Ads promotions, TheSocialPeople do not take up the promotional approach immediately when they get a new mandate.

Based on the learning that the TheSocialPeople get out of the beta campaigns, a strategic media buyout plan is made & budgets are allocated to it accordingly. The real game is to optimize the spend & get maximum results .The company firmly believes that marketing is not a sprint but a marathon.

When it comes to providing unique solution to the client, TheSocialPeople’s approach is simple; they go to the DNA of the business nitty-gritty and understand the unique preposition the client can leverage as its strength in the market. Unlike the other players in the market TheSocialPeople do not take the “All Size Fits All” approach as it firmly believes that marketing is absolutely unique to every company.

TheSocialPeople clearly establish a scrum role between themselves and the client as the SMEs in the marketing and business activities respectively.

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hurdle as the market was flooded with all possible tools. We called this scenario (with all due respects) a “Fool with a tool” syndrome. We were able to eventually convince them to first work on the strategy and then decide on what tools to leverage over a gradual period of time with scalable case based scenarios.”

This helps the company gain trust from the clients that fuels most of the campaign ideas.

While answering about the benefits that clients are getting from TheSocialPeople, Viral asserts, “This is a billion dollar question! Answer is simple - our clients’ business exists in the market with a strong market shareholding while the competition that might be making a lot of noise by burning up cash would eventually cease to exist. Our milestone based brand & marketing ROI approach is a proven model that is unique to us & has helped us gain immense trust amongst our customers and prospects.”

Defeating Challenges to See the Dawn of a Future that is Mesmerizing

Even today, the lack of marketing knowledge and a vital difference between marketing and sales is the biggest hurdle TheSocialPeople is facing all these years. The company is patiently investing its time on creating awareness amongst the customers on this difference.

The recent development in the mobility space such as AR & VR are ground breaking and TheSocialPeople is extremely excited as well as gearing up to be able to provide product solution framework on these lines in a scalable manner.

The company has already invested a strategic amount on the R&D of the prospects of AR/VR websites and collaterals for various industry verticals. These developments are definitely going to change the way people will be communicating in the near future.

TheSocialPeople is geared up to defeat any challenge coming its way to see the dawn of a mesmerizing future ahead. Viral says, “Convincing our target customers that a marketing strategy is vital for succeeding on marketing maneuvers over what tools to use was the biggest initial AUGUST 2017

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Raje Project Management: Emphasizing on the Utilization of Resources in the Most Efcient Manner

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uilt on strong foundations of principles and values, Raje Project Management is an initiative of Dr. H. M. Raje, an academician and a technocrat. It is the values that motivate the company to deliver most efficiently with utmost sincerity towards professional and work ethics.

While dealing with building and structures, Raje Project Management goes totally out of the box. The first thing it focuses on is to challenge the status quo and all such conventional ways which can be changed by adopting modern tools, equipment and strategies to deliver in the most challenging projects to tune something which was impossible into possible!

Every single step is taken through practical and meaningful approach which always adds value.

Management Services, Redevelopment Consultancy, Interior Fitouts, Capital Budgeting Through Estimation and Developing Project Cost Structure, Procurement Management (i.e. tenders, appointment and contracts), Third Party Quality Audit Services, Pre Execution Services ( plan, coordinate, estimate and procure) & Technical Due Diligence For Financial Institutions & Corporates.

Raje Project Management deals with all types of sectors, such as Real Estate Developers, Private Owners, Media Conglomerate, Education Institutions, Financial Institutions like Private Equity Funds, Retail, Hotels, Industrialist and Corporates and also Celebrities.

Varun Raje, Accelerating Raje Project Management towards Next Level of Success

Project Management Made Easy Raje Project Management majorly deals with building and structures, while providing clients end to end solutions right from the inception of ideas to completion. Under the buildings and structures, the company works in three kinds of projects such as Brownfield Projects, Redevelopment Projects and Corporate Fit Outs & Industrial Projects.

Varun Raje, a young and passionate Engineer with a professional experience of 10 years who spearheads the company and oversees its operations. A Civil Engineer from Shivaji University and a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Business Management from NMIMS, Varun is pursuing his MTech in Construction Technology and Management from IIT Bombay.

The company offers Project Management Services, Construction

Under Varun’s leadership, the company has completed many successful

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projects such as a Five Star Hotel in Mumbai, Mall, Commercial Buildings and a few Prestigious Residential Projects. Varun believes in forming strategies through his experience and modern technologies with a strong belief to drive the projects with complete focus and diligence. He has developed many such in-house systems which help his team to function in such a way that all critical challenges can overcome effortlessly.

Varun is currently working on an online portal which will have access to all the clients through mobile applications for MIS systems which will ensure that everybody works in tandem. He motivates his team to deliver as per client’s expectations and has gained popularity amongst clients which range from Prestigious Architects, Corporate honchos, Industrialists, emerging builders and celebrities.

While talking about the challenges company had to face on the initial stage, Varun describes, “There were quite high expectations from us considering the legacy of our parent company and its reputation. Therefore when companies start with straightforward small scale projects or let’s say relatively simpler assignments, we were conferred with complex projects. During this time, we did a lot of brainstorming and trials, used our knowledge to the fullest to

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overcome the hurdles to satisfactorily deliver for our clients. This phase helped us to develop such efficient approach methods that it has helped us thereafter to gain an edge in the profession of project management consultancy.”

Always Ready with a Line of Action Client satisfaction is always on the top of the priority list for Raje Project Management. The company indulges into a lot of brainstorming and prepares various strategies to overcome all odds and deliver the best solution to the client.

It believes in having an alternate plan/ line of action which seldom works when it sees any kind of mitigation in the initial thought process. It adopts a decision mapping tree process through risk management to prepare itself and its clients to face any unwanted situation. “We believe in think tank sessions with our clients as every client is different so is their requirements, therefore we consider to understand these requirements before deciding any delivery model,” adds Varun.

Raje Project Management believes in working closely with the Clients. The biggest advantage that the company provides to the clients is by using the experience in various areas to provide cost effective and the most efficient solutions in the most practical manner. The company provides its clients with personalized and tailor-made services which suit as per their working culture rather than AUGUST 2017

providing them with so called standardized systems & procedures.

The company has developed its people and the organizational setup to deliver not only management services but also a blend of techno-managerial services, that's how Raje Project Management differs from many other consultants who either work in a typical managerial framework following corporate protocols and beauracatic approach. The company has built a team to deliver prompt service which is the need of an hour.

Future Filled with Challenges and Opportunities When it comes to outlining the future of the company, Varun asserts, “The future is quite exciting and full of challenges. At one hand we are experiencing several reforms be it changing polices, change in tax structure, competition etc., which all leads to adopting a professional approach. Opportunities are followed by challenges and we are thoroughly geared up to face them.”

Meticulous planning and monitoring would be essential to deliver projects to make them conducive for companies and entrepreneurs. This is where; engaging companies like us could make a difference.”

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